"halfexpect" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: halfexpects [present, singular, third-person], halfexpecting [participle, present], halfexpected [participle, past], halfexpected [past]
Etymology: half- + expect Etymology templates: {{pre|en|half|expect}} half- + expect Head templates: {{en-verb}} halfexpect (third-person singular simple present halfexpects, present participle halfexpecting, simple past and past participle halfexpected)
  1. Alternative form of half-expect Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: half-expect
    Sense id: en-halfexpect-en-verb-NuGGZPrR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with half-

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